Native American Jewelry - What Are the Different Constituents?
Natural materials are used to make much Native American jewelry, and there are a lot of them. Semi-precious gemstones, bones, shells, feathers, and other materials may pique your interest. Jewelry-making is one of the most distinctive types of Native American art. Each necklace, bracelet, ring, and other piece is a one-of-a-kind creation created with the highest care and commitment. Only high-quality stones that are well-cut and uniform in size are used in well-crafted Native American jewelry, and they always fit snugly into their settings. Poorly cut stones with visible metal-colored adhesive between the stone and the metal are a dead giveaway of a fake. Metalwork and beading are the two most common types of Native American jewelry. Before the arrival of Europeans, local metal work mainly consisted of hammering and etching copper into pendants or earrings and fashioning copper